California Legislature Rushes To Clear Slate Of Bills

A bill that attempts to lure film and television productions back to California through tax breaks has cleared the Assembly. Assemblyman Mike Gatto says his bill would help protect a signature state industry that employs a lot of Californians.

“The motion picture industry brings a whole lot of surprising and attractive direct and indirect to the communities all of us represent and of course to California as a whole,” says Gatto.

Gatto’s bill passed with largely bi-partisan support.

The Assembly passed another bill that would clear the criminal records of human trafficking victims arrested for prostitution.

On the Senate side, a bill that would equalize penalties for crack versus powder cocaine convictions also passed.

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